It is great to live in a part of the world with changing
climates. It is good to see summer come bringing with it
the growing crops, county fairs, family get-togethers and
the other enjoyments along with the heat. But it will also
be good to see the cooler weather, cool nights and the changed
social activities of fall. Activities at the ADDL continue
to keep us busy, changes to the testing requirements for
county fairs have slowed the amount of testing for these
exhibitions, but the increases of sophistication of diagnostic
testing and increased requests for them fill the void.
The first of July saw an increase in the fees for service
charged by the ADDL. The ADDL operated for many years with
services provided free of charge, it was mandated in 1979
that a fee schedule should be established for out of state
submissions. It was ten years later that fees for Indiana
submissions were initiated and the first fee schedule was
established. The fees charged by the Lab have not been
substantially changed since 1991 and the present fees are
judged to be well in line with the prevailing charges in
surrounding states and other laboratories. We are always
adding new tests and testing procedures to the offering
of the Laboratory to utilize new technology in health and
disease testing and to improve expediency and accuracy of
replaced procedures. We hope that the services we provide
are meeting the needs of users of the Laboratory. If there
are things we are doing that should be changed or procedures
that we are pursuing that could be better provided, we hope
that you will let us know your thoughts.
Have a good summer; we’re here to assist you with your
diagnostic needs. |
